Hypertrophic spinal pachymeningitis.

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This is a report of three cases of epidural abscess occurring after use of intraoperative epidural methylprednisolone in 31 patients who had undergone lumbar microdiscectomy. The possible role of epidural steroids in the cause of these abscesses is discussed, and a review the literature concerning its valu...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Lowell TD,Errico TJ,Eskenazi MS

更新日期：2000-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Systematic review and meta-analysis. OBJECTIVE:To compare the treatment effects of observational studies versus randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in cervical disc arthroplasty. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:RCTs can be logistically challenging and sometimes insufficiently generalizable; well-designed obse...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Jee YM,Bak JS,Weinlander E,Anderson PA

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Case report and literature review. OBJECTIVES:Clinicians use methylmethacrylate vertebroplasty to treat vertebral hemangiomas, metastases, and osteoporotic fractures. Cement may leak out of the vertebral body and compress the adjacent spinal cord and nerve roots. We review a case of nerve-root and cord co...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Ratliff J,Nguyen T,Heiss J

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective and retrospective outcome analysis following arthrodesis for adult isthmic spondylolisthesis in 31 patients. OBJECTIVE:To examine whether or not patients having such surgery have a functional improvement in their lives. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The literature is full of articles concerning ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： L'Heureux EA Jr,Perra JH,Pinto MR,Smith MD,Denis F,Lonstein JE

更新日期：2003-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors observed six cases of chylothorax of 2,000 operations for spinal deformities performed in the past 5 years: in one case of VDS, two Harrington operations, and three anterior strut graft operations. Chylothorax resulted from direct injury to the lymphatic system in four cases of anterior spinal surgery. One...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Nakai S,Zielke K

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A cross-sectional and prospective longitudinal study on the anthropometric parameters and growth pattern of girls with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). OBJECTIVE:To investigate the growth pattern of girls with AIS with different severities, using cross-sectional and prospective longitudinal data set...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Yim AP,Yeung HY,Hung VW,Lee KM,Lam TP,Ng BK,Qiu Y,Cheng JC

更新日期：2012-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Observational cohort study. OBJECTIVE:To determine the accuracy of the Revised Cardiac Risk Index (RCRI) in predicting major adverse cardiac events in patients undergoing spine fusion surgery of 3 levels or more. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Preoperative cardiac testing is extensively guided by the RCRI, w...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Carabini LM,Zeeni C,Moreland NC,Gould RW,Hemmer LB,Bebawy JF,Koski TR,McClendon J Jr,Koht A,Gupta DK

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fracture and fracture-dislocations of the cervical spine are serious injuries that rarely go undiagnosed. A case report of a bilateral facet dislocation with anterior displacement is presented that went undiagnosed and untreated, and healed without neurologic sequelae. No previous similar reports are known. ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Thompson GH,Hohl M

更新日期：1978-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective analysis of collected data. OBJECTIVE:Our study aims to present the morphology of cranial-cervical spinal canal in basilar invagination (BI) patients. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:BI is characterized by protrusion of the odontoid process into the foramen magnum (C0), leading to compression ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Ji W,Xu X,Wu Z,Liu X,Kong G,Huang Z,Chen J

更新日期：2018-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:The mRNA expressions of cytokines and chemokines were assessed in herniated lumbar disc specimens. OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether the mRNAs of interleukin (IL)-1alpha, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, RANTES, IL-8, IL-10, and transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta are expressed in surgically obtained ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Ahn SH,Cho YW,Ahn MW,Jang SH,Sohn YK,Kim HS

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A case report of a patient suffering from an intradural herniated disc associated with the presence of epidural gas. OBJECTIVE:To advise spine surgeons of the possible association of intradural disc herniation and epidural gas, to prevent overlooking intradural disc fragments during surgery. SUMMARY OF B...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hidalgo-Ovejero AM,Garcia-Mata S,Izco-Cabezon T,Garralda-Galarza G,Martinez-Grande M

更新日期：1998-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A family-based study. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to identify rare genetic factors predisposing to Modic changes (MCs). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Lumbar disc degeneration (LDD) is one of the contributing factors behind low back pain (LBP). Lumbar MC visualized as bone marrow signal intensity cha...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kraatari M,Skarp S,Niinimäki J,Karppinen J,Männikkö M

更新日期：2017-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:The relation between the rib head and the thoracic disc was investigated anatomically. OBJECTIVES:To clarify the necessity of rib head resection in thoracoscopic discectomy using the anterior approach. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:When using the transthoracic anterior approach, the rib head must often be r...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Moro T,Kikuchi S,Konno S

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A correlation was studied between degenerative spondylolisthesis (DSL) of the cervical spine and spinal-evoked potentials intraoperatively recorded in elderly patients who had surgical treatment for cervical spondylotic myelopathy. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the functional importance of cervical DSL in elde...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Tani T,Kawasaki M,Taniguchi S,Ushida T

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial in primary care. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to estimate the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a cognitive-based education program on patients with subacute or chronic low back pain (LBP) in primary care, compared to usual treatment, p...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Werner EL,Storheim K,Løchting I,Wisløff T,Grotle M

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:The intervertebral stability of bony consolidated anteroposterior lumbosacral spondylodesis is evaluated by roentgen stereophotogrammetric analysis and direct surgical exploration before and after removal of the internal fixator. OBJECTIVES:To determine the remaining in vivo stability of spinal arthrodesi...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Pape D,Fritsch E,Kelm J,Müller K,Georg T,Kohn D,Adam F

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Pragmatic randomized clinical trial. OBJECTIVE:This study investigated differences in the clinical outcomes of public physiotherapy (public PT) versus private physiotherapy (private PT) for general practitioner-referred patients with acute and chronic low back pain (LBP). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Healt...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Casserley-Feeney SN,Daly L,Hurley DA

更新日期：2012-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A nonrandomized, retrospective human study of patients requiring anterior discectomy and reconstruction from C3 to T1. The pattern of incorporation, presence or absence of disc space collapse, maintenance of correction, and clinical outcomes were considered. OBJECTIVE:To determine the efficacy of corallin...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Thalgott JS,Fritts K,Giuffre JM,Timlin M

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective validity study. OBJECTIVE:To determine how accurately intermittent fluoroscopy detects inadvertent intravascular injection during transforaminal epidurals. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Serious morbidity caused by transforaminal epidural injections is frequently related to inadvertent vascular i...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Smuck M,Fuller BJ,Chiodo A,Benny B,Singaracharlu B,Tong H,Ho S

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A prospective, randomized, controlled, multicenter clinical study was conducted. OBJECTIVE:To compare the clinical and radiographic outcomes of patients treated with OP-1 (BMP-7) Putty to autogenous iliac crest bone graft for one-level uninstrumented posterolateral fusion of the lumbar spine following dec...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Vaccaro AR,Patel T,Fischgrund J,Anderson DG,Truumees E,Herkowitz HN,Phillips F,Hilibrand A,Albert TJ,Wetzel T,McCulloch JA

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A new in vivo sheep model was developed that produced disc degeneration through the injection of 5-bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) into the intervertebral disc. This process was studied using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), radiography, CT/discogram, histology, and biochemistry. OBJECTIVES:To develop a sheep m...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Zhou H,Hou S,Shang W,Wu W,Cheng Y,Mei F,Peng B

更新日期：2007-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A prospective study on 24 patients with spinal osteoid osteoma treated with radiofrequency ablation (RFA). OBJECTIVE:To determine if and when computed tomography (CT)-guided RFA is a safe and effective treatment for spinal osteoid osteomas. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Surgery has been considered the stand...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Vanderschueren GM,Obermann WR,Dijkstra SP,Taminiau AH,Bloem JL,van Erkel AR

更新日期：2009-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-two adolescent patients with severe (more than 50%) slip were surgically treated. Eleven were reduced with Magerl/Dick transpedicular screw devices and fused posteriorly from L4 to S1, and 2 weeks later anteriorly L5-S1; the other 11 were fused in situ L4-S1 (6 patients) or L5-S1 (5 patients) using a circumfere...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Poussa M,Schlenzka D,Seitsalo S,Ylikoski M,Hurri H,Osterman K

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective cohort comparison study. OBJECTIVE:To compare perioperative outcomes between navigated and conventional single-level instrumented posterior lumbar fusions in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Although ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Bovonratwet P,Nelson SJ,Ondeck NT,Geddes BJ,Grauer JN

更新日期：2018-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Low back pain (LBP) is the most common, costly, and disabling musculoskeletal condition. Although most LBP patients recover within two months, 2-3% eventually develop disabling chronic low back pain (DCLBP). Due to the prevalence of DCLBP problems, models have been developed to predict which acute low back pain patien...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Lehmann TR,Spratt KF,Lehmann KK

更新日期：1993-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study of experimental spinal metastasis, developed in rats by inoculation of tumor cells through the spinous process, was to find the factor that causes the initial damage to the cord in this disorder. In the early stage of paralysis, the degenerated posterior funiculus originated from a sma...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Manabe S,Tanaka H,Higo Y,Park P,Ohno T,Tateishi A

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is reported of an isolated posterior column injury secondary to direct mechanical trauma complicating a posterior spinal fusion. This case documents a rare complication of posterior spinal surgery. Intraoperative somatosensory-evoked potential (SEP) monitoring documented the injury whereas two intraoperative wa...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Ben-David B,Taylor PD,Haller GS

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective case series. OBJECTIVE:To clarify how preoperative global sagittal imbalance influences outcomes in patients with cervical compression myelopathy undergoing cervical laminoplasty. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The influence of sagittal balance on outcomes of cervical laminoplasty remains uncer...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Oshima Y,Takeshita K,Taniguchi Y,Matsubayashi Y,Doi T,Ohya J,Soma K,Kato S,Oka H,Chikuda H,Tanaka S

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from dogs with intervertebral disc herniation (IVDH) were analyzed using a specific antibody against cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP). Immunolocalization and genetic expression of COMP were also examined in the spinal cords of mouse, rat, and dog. OBJECTIVE:To investiga...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Tokunaga S,Yamanokuchi K,Yabuki A,Fujiki M,Misumi K

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Controlled laboratory study in a cadaveric model. OBJECTIVE:To determine if removing shoulder pads using the elevated torso technique generated less spinal segment motion than using the flat torso method. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Guidelines for care of the injured football player with a suspected spina...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Horodyski M,DiPaola CP,DiPaola MJ,Conrad BP,Del Rossi G,Rechtine GR 2nd

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00